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Obama headed to New Hampshire

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor October 14, 2008 12:00 PM

Showing the potential importance of New Hampshire on Nov. 4, Barack Obama plans to make his first stop in the Granite State after Wednesday night's third and final presidential debate.

His campaign said today that he plans to hold a rally Thursday at Mack’s Apples in Londonderry, a favorite fall apple-picking spot.

Obama lost the primary in New Hampshire in January and John McCain won the Republican primary, but Obama is now leading in the polls. The state, which has four electoral votes, went Democratic in 2004, but Republican in 2000.

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I will get my rotten tomatoes ready

Posted by live free October 14, 08 12:50 PM
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Now that Obama has been tied to the corrupt practices of Acorn it makes me wonder if they used the same corrupt practices to defeat Hillary in the Primaries? So much for "Change we can believe in....."

Posted by DL13 October 14, 08 01:02 PM
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Pound Puppy McCain-Bush will try the old poor me the POW suffering (?) from being a poor pilot while Ayers is bombing and plotting FOURTY YEARS AGO, thanks to the true patriots -- the war protestors --the US got out of Vietnam, they are heroes just as much ad the American Revolutionists were in 1776.

McCain out of touch, favors the rich, favors the stock brokers, and OLD !

Keating Five forever...

Posted by philosopherkingtomas October 14, 08 01:04 PM
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Obama, Jesse Jackson and Jimmy Carter are good civil right leaders but can't be good presidents because of the work that they have been involved in. Civil right leaders target small groups of people while government leaders take care of every citizen.

Posted by No nonsense October 14, 08 01:11 PM
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Americans do look up to leaders, they vill vote for McCain and Palin because these candidates are honest and trustworthy . Americans probably don't vote for Obama because of his personal problems. We must be serious about his association with Ayers and Wright as much as about the economy. McCain will help America get out of the war in Iraq and create jobs to inprove the economy. Please don't let the Democratic party fool you!

Posted by serious voter October 14, 08 01:22 PM
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No nonsense - Here's what Jesse Jackson is saying about an Obama presidency:

PREPARE for a new America: That's the message that the Rev. Jesse Jackson conveyed to participants in the first World Policy Forum, held at this French lakeside resort last week.

He promised "fundamental changes" in US foreign policy - saying America must "heal wounds" it has caused to other nations, revive its alliances and apologize for the "arrogance of the Bush administration."

The most important change would occur in the Middle East, where "decades of putting Israel's interests first" would end.

Jackson believes that, although "Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades" remain strong, they'll lose a great deal of their clout when Barack Obama enters the White House.

"Bush was so afraid of a snafu and of upsetting Israel that he gave the whole thing a miss," Jackson says. "Barack will change that," because, as long as the Palestinians haven't seen justice, the Middle East will "remain a source of danger to us all."

"Barack is determined to repair our relations with the world of Islam and Muslims," Jackson says. "Thanks to his background and ecumenical approach, he knows how Muslims feel while remaining committed to his own faith."

(from the NY Post article today)


Posted by concerned Jewish voter October 14, 08 01:56 PM
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Is Palin a "mole" of sorts for the Alaska Independence Party?

From Salon: Tuesday, Oct. 14, Meet Sarah Palin’s radical right-wing pals

"Now, Palin is a household name and her every move is scrutinized by the Washington press corps. She can no longer afford to kibitz with secessionists, however instrumental they may have been to her meteoric ascendancy. This does not trouble her old AIP allies. Indeed, Chryson is hopeful that Palin’s inauguration will also represent the start of a new infiltration."

Who is the real Sarah Palin?

Posted by Sam October 14, 08 02:07 PM
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Serious Voter: McCain and Palin can be considered "honest and trustworthy" only if you are willing to close your eyes. Palin used her personal e-mail account to avoid public accountability (a tactic I've seen used, personally). More, 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats found giving her husband 1) use of the governor's office and 2) access to state records to be an abuse of power - which it is! McCain was one of the Keating Five - he did accept expensive travel and vacations - but the big one for me was divorcing his disabled wife (who loyally waited for him through his captivity) for a young heiress: I may be a godless Democrat but I have always held sacred the vow I made to the woman I married.
As for Ayers, the Founding Fathers were firm believers in revolution, and they charged the citizens of this country with taking action when gov't becomes oppressive - indeed, that's why we have the right to bear arms. The Vietnam War, which we took over from the French, was slaughtering our sons, brothers and fathers and leading toward revolution at home. Fortunately, Washington finally got the message. As for Wright, many of us don't believe everything we hear in church (e.g. Creationism); Obama finally just walked away. As for ACORN: I'm still watching that story.
As for getting out of the war in Iraq: McCain, if elected, will be saying in four years "My friends, we must leave in honor and glory". But what honor or glory is there in winning an unjust war? If I start beating you because <insert false premise here> and won't stop because I want the "honor and glory" of victory, am I being honorable or glorious?
As for the economy, McCain rises in the polls whenever he borrows ideas from the Democrat's platform. In 1896, William Jennings Bryan said "There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that, if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous, their prosperity will leak through on those below. The Democratic idea, however, has been that if you legislate to make the masses prosperous, their prosperity will find its way up through every class which rests upon them." This has been a core Democratic belief for more than a hundred years. Campaign promises are often empty words so who is more likely to keep theirs - a Democrat for whom they're core values, or a Republican fighting hard to get elected? Democrats put people ahead of corporations (make the corporate officers earn their profit from the consumer rather than giving them golden parachutes) whereas Republicans think those corporate officers (who brought us this financial disaster) are the best-qualified to ensure our prosperity.
In 2000, the Bush campaign slandered McCain viciously. By 2004, McCain was currying favor with Bush/Rove/DeLay political machine. Now, the Rove team is running his campaign. Please don't let the Republican party fool you - again.

Posted by Eric M October 14, 08 03:49 PM
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I dont see why mcCain and his tail continue stating that obama isnt a leader of course he is he stands out right and he is trying to help thows in need so why wouldnt he be able to be considered a leader.......
Thanks Obama

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